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RobBrady Frequent Visitor
Joined: Jul 21, 2004 Posts: 2718 Location: Chelmsford, UK
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:44 am Post subject: Fewer Speed Camera Fines Despite Police Predictions |
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There has been a marked reduction in speeding fines since fixed speed cameras were deactivated across the West Midlands in March 2013 in an attempt to save one million pounds a year.
You may think the reduction is obvious, but the police at the time predicted more speeders would be caught as operations would focus more on the use mobile digital cameras.
It turns out, according to a response from a Freedom of Information request, that nearly 15,000 fewer speeding fines were issued in the following 12 months. Figures were down from 72,000 to 57,000.
It was originally believed that mobile sites would be more effective, but the area's new Police and Crime Commissioner, David Jamieson, has now backed the return of the fixed cameras.
He said that there was a "great demand" from residents for the cameras.
A spokesman for the road safety charity Brake commented "Fixed cameras catch far higher numbers of speeding drivers than traffic police with mobile cameras, and at much lower cost, freeing up police for other important duties".
Source _________________ Robert Brady |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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At £60 a throw, they gave up £900,000. I wonder how many plods that would finance? (Or indeed, how many Police and Crime Commissioners). _________________ Dennis
If it tastes good - it's fattening.
Two of them are obesiting!! |
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Daggers Lifetime Member
Joined: Jun 20, 2005 Posts: 1096 Location: Solihull, UK
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Posted: Wed Sep 10, 2014 10:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm one of those residents.
However, there's no great demand from me. _________________ Garmin DriveSmart 50 LMT-D |
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beneast Occasional Visitor
Joined: Aug 10, 2007 Posts: 2
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 8:14 am Post subject: Simple Maths |
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Its simple, "they" make more money with the cameras ON.
The figures support this and there is no way they can spin it any other way!
Simple economics, absolutely nothing to do with safety its all about making money!
Plain and simple!
Lets also acknowledge, if these camera vans were parked on 20mph zones (ie. schools) the figures would have been even smaller, but these figures were broadly from dual carriageways where they stood half a chance to catch someone exceeding the speed! |
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 9:24 am Post subject: |
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But I wonder what has happened to the accident and KSI figures. Surely these should be the numbers that they should be using to justify (or not) the re-introduction of the fixed speed cams, not the loss of revenue. |
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DennisN Tired Old Man
Joined: Feb 27, 2006 Posts: 14901 Location: Keynsham
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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M8TJT wrote: | But I wonder what has happened to the accident and KSI figures. Surely these should be the numbers that they should be using to justify (or not) the re-introduction of the fixed speed cams, not the loss of revenue. |
You've been on the sauce again! _________________ Dennis
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M8TJT The Other Tired Old Man
Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 10118 Location: Bexhill, South Sussex, UK
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Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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